C   F  C   F  C   G   Am  F   C  G  C

[Verse 1]
C                Em
I see you on the avenue  
      G                      G7
Where you know them and they know you 
C                   Em              G
Down so low there’s nowhere left to fall 
      C                   Em                G               G7
And I watch you bend like twigs against the changing of the times 
           C                 Em             G            
And wither under weight that weighs upon us all 
     Am              C                  G
Just hoping that someone will hear your call 


[Chorus]

   F            C        G             Am  
oh red dirt and sand may cover all the land 
    F     C              G 
And everything may fall apart 
        F          C              G             Am 
But as soon as you know you’ll be steady as you go 
    F         G                     C
O-o-on like a blackbird through the dark 

[Instrumental]

C   F  C   F  C   G   Am  F   C  G  C

[Verse 2]

C                   Em
I see your faith begin to sway 
     G                G7 
As a promise seems to slip away 
    C                 Em                 G
And all the days just break to test your will 
           C             Em              G                 G7
And as the sun goes down on the west and we all learn to live with less 
  C            Em                G 
Desire burns a hole you’ll never fill 
     Am          C               G
It’s hand like a stain is on you still 


[Chorus]

   F            C        G             Am  
oh red dirt and sand may cover all the land 
    F     C              G 
And everything may fall apart 
        F          C              G             Am 
But as soon as you know you’ll be steady as you go 
    F         G                     C
O-o-on like a blackbird through the dark 


[Instrumental]

C  Em  G G7  X 4


[Chorus]
   F            C        G             Am  
Oh red dirt and sand may cover all the land 
    F     C              G 
And everything may fall apart 
        F          C              G             Am 
But as soon as you know you’ll be steady as you go 
    F         G                     C
O-o-on like a blackbird through the dark